Clothes drier



(No Model.)

T. TREMBL'B.

CLOTHES DRIER.

Patented Nov; 30, 1886.

No. 353.332.I

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UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

THEoPHILUs TREMBLE, or BAY CITY, MICHIGAN CLOTHES-DR'IER.

SPECIFICATION forming part ot Letters Patent No. 353,332, dated November 30. 1886.

Application tled September 7, 1885. Serial No. 176,354. (No model.)

My invention relates to improvements inthat class of clothes-driers in which a central standard issupported in a vertical position by extended legs, the said standard supporting outward-extended arn1s,u pon which are placed the clothes for drying; and the objects of my invention are to provide a clothes-drier which may be cheaply and easily constructed and operated, and which can be compactly folded together, so that but a small amount of, room is required for packing away or shipping the device, and at the same time make a strong and durable drier when the parts are extended to receive the clothes. I accomplish these objects by means of the devicelillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which` Figure l is an elevation, partly sectional, of my improved drier extended for receiving the clothes. Fig. 2 is the same folded for shipping. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are views of the sleeve and supporting-piece detached. Fig. 6 is a top view of the base and foot.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

a represents a Vertical standard, rmly secured at its lower end to the base b, the outward extending ends of which are provided with a slot, b', cut into the ends for a short distance, and into which is placed the outward extended footpieoe, c. These pieces c are provided with a longitudinal slot, c', and a bolt, d, is passed through the base b and also through the slot c', the slot c and the bolt d being so arranged that the upper end of the piece c will rest, when the piece is extended, upon the solid portion of the base at the end of the slot b, and bring the weight of the drier to bear upon the bolt d, as shown in Fig. l, so that when the inner end of the piece c is raised up the bolt d will slide in the slot c', and allow the piece to be brought to the position shown in Fig. 2, a notch, d', being cut into the piece at the lower end of the slot c', which, when the pieces are brought to the position shown in Fig. 2, catches the bolt d, and prevents the piece from sliding out when the drier is lifted for removal. At the upper end of the standard a is firmly fixed, by means of a pin passed through the piece e and standard a, or other suitable fastening, the circular piece e, which is arranged with its outer portion, y', extending downward to a considerable distance, forming a circular hollow space beneath, and the upper and outer portion is provided with openings e', the outer or lower end of the portions between the openings being joined by the partf, and the upper and inner end of the openings are closed by the part f which projects for a short distance from the standard a. Through these openings e are projected the arms g, upon which the clothes are to be hung. The inner ends of the arms g are secured to a sleeve, h.which surrounds the standarda, and is provided on its upper edge with a projecting rim, h', into which are formed the slots ,'into which are placed theinner ends of the arms g, and the outer edge of the portion h is-provided with a groove, i', into which rests the wiremwhich also passes through the arms g, and serves to hold the arms in their position within the slots i, the outside circumference ofthe proj ecting part h being ofsuch dimensions as to allow it to pass within the downward extending part g' of the piece e, so that when the arms are extended in a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. l, the inner end of the arm rests with its upper edge against and beneath the part f', and with its lower edge, a short distance from its end, bearing upon the connecting partf, which serves to support the arms in an extended position, as shown in Fig. l. Vhen the arms d are raised to a vertical position, the sleeve is moved downward upon the standard a, and the arms slide within the openings e to` the position shown in Fig. 2.

A second set of arms and supports, similar to that described, maybe placed upon the standard at a proper point below to allow suitable room for folding the parts, and the capacity of the clothesdrier will be doubled,-and the entire apparatus may be folded so that a very small amount of space will be required for storing or shipping the same.

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Having fully described myinventiomwhatl ard and provided with the slots b, in eombi- Io claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters nation=wth the `footpieee @,resting in the said Patent, s- Y slots b and provided with the slots c', and the In a. clothes-drier, the standard a, having bolt d, passing through the base and slot c',

5 the supporting-piece e on its upper end and substantially as 'and for the purpose set forth.

provided with the openings e', the sleeve h, THEOPHILUS TREMBLE. sliding upon the standard, the arms y, pivoted v Witnesses:

to the sleeve and passed through the openings J. E. THOMAS,

e, and the base b, firmly secured to the stand- LoUIs TREMBLE. 

